Picasso, Mirò, Dalí, Chagall, Raphael and Rubens experimented with it, but tapestry is still not the sexiest medium in the world of art. Given the right time, space and lighting, however, this ancient practice, once held in higher esteem than sculptures and paintings, blows away the most skeptical art fan. Trust me. I’m one of them. Unlike the ring you have been hinting at … [Read more...]
At the Boca Museum, life in lines as seen by Carlos Luna
Carlos Luna is the kind of artist who gets approval by not needing it in the first place. He speaks frankly, with the same boldness and assertiveness of his lines. But it is what lies beneath them that drives Deep Line Drawings, an exhibit of about 60 recent works on view through Dec. 31 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. They are not harmonious, quiet landscapes one … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Aug. 19-20
Film: Add to the list of offbeat competition documentaries like the spelling bee in Spellbound and the foxtrot battle of 2005’s Mad Hot Ballroom, an involving tale of inner-city Baltimore and the precision step dance contest, called simply Step. But far more is at stake at the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, a recent charter school that strives not only to graduate … [Read more...]